,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ade  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bd        
7legislative day1 ,january #c71 #bjac   
,mrs4 ,boxer introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #cb1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to authorize ,national   
,guard support for ,state and local     
efforts to keep schools safe from       
violence1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,save ,our ,students ,act4  #b4     
,national ,guard support for ,state and 
local efforts to keep schools safe from 
violence  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #a of
 title #cb1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended by inserting after section #aab 
the following new section3  #aab;a4     
,support for ,state and local efforts to
 keep schools safe from violence  7a7   
,funding assistance  7#a7 ,plan         
requirement ,the ,secretary of ,defense 
may provide funds to the ,governor of a 

,state who submits to the ,secretary a  
plan for using ,national ,guard         
personnel for the sole purposes of--    
7,a7 performing administrative functions
 otherwise performed by ,state and local
 law enforcement personnel for purposes 
of enabling such law enforcement        
personnel to be dispatched to keep      
schools and students safe from violence2
  7,b7 helping conduct school security  
assessments and safety plans2 and  7,c7 
conducting capital improvements related 
to enhancing school and student safety4 
7#b7 ,use of funds ,such funds shall be 
used for the following3  7,a7 ,the pay1 
allowances1 clothing1 subsistence1      
gratuities1 travel1 and related         
expenses1 as authorized by ,state law1  
of personnel of the ,national ,guard of 
that ,state used1 while not in ,federal 
service1 for the purpose of             
supplementing ,state and local efforts  
to keep schools safe from violence4     
7,b7 ,the operation and maintenance of  
the equipment and facilities of the     

,national ,guard of that ,state used for
 the purpose of supplementing ,state and
 local efforts to keep schools safe from
 violence4  7,c7 ,the procurement of    
services and equipment1 and the leasing 
of equipment1 for the ,national ,guard  
of that ,state used for the purpose of  
supplementing ,state and local efforts  
to keep schools safe from violence4     
,however1 the use of such funds for the 
procurement of equipment may not exceed 
#e1jjj per item1 unless approval for    
procurement of equipment in excess of   
that amount is granted in advance by the
 ,secretary of ,defense4  7b7 ,use of   
personnel performing full-,time         
,national ,guard duty  7#a7 ,under      
regulations prescribed by the ,secretary
 of ,defense1 personnel of the ,national
 ,guard of a ,state may1 in accordance  
with the plan referred to in subsection 
7c7 with respect to the ,state          
concerned1 be ordered to perform        
full-time ,national ,guard duty under   
section #ejb7;f7 of this title for the  

purpose of supplementing ,state and     
local efforts to keep schools safe from 
violence4  7#b7 7,a7 ,a member of the   
,national ,guard serving on full-time   
,national ,guard duty under orders      
authorized under paragraph 7#a7 shall   
participate in the training required    
under section #ejb7;a7 of this title in 
addition to the duty performed for the  
purpose authorized under that paragraph4
 ,the pay1 allowances1 and other        
benefits of the member while            
participating in the training shall be  
the same as those to which the member is
 entitled while performing duty for the 
purpose of supplementing ,state and     
local efforts to keep schools safe from 
violence4 ,the member is not entitled to
 additional pay1 allowances1 or other   
benefits for participation in training  
required under section #ejb7;a77#a7 of  
this title4  7,b7 ,to ensure that the   
use of units and personnel of the       
,national ,guard of a ,state pursuant to
 a plan referred to in subsection 7c7   

does not degrade the training and       
readiness of such units and personnel1  
the following requirements shall apply  
in determining the activities           
supplementing ,state and local efforts  
to keep schools safe from violence that 
units and personnel of the ,national    
,guard of a ,state may perform3  7i7    
,the performance of the activities may  
not adversely affect the quality of that
 training or otherwise interfere with   
the ability of a member or unit of the  
,national ,guard to perform the military
 functions of the member or unit4  7ii7 
,national ,guard personnel will not     
degrade their military skills as a      
result of performing the activities4    
7iii7 ,the performance of the activities
 will not result in a significant       
increase in the cost of training4  7iv7 
,in the case of activities supplementing
 ,state and local efforts to keep       
schools safe from violence that are     
performed by a unit organized to serve  
as a unit1 the activities will support  

valid unit training requirements4  7#c7 
,a unit or member of the ,national      
,guard of a ,state may be used1 pursuant
 to a plan referred to in subsection 7c7
 that is approved by the ,secretary of  
,defense under this section1 to provide 
services or other assistance 7other than
 air transportation7 to an organization 
eligible to receive services under      
section #ejh of this title if--  7,a7   
the plan specifically recognizes the    
organization as being eligible to       
receive the services or assistance2     
7,b7 in the case of services1 the       
performance of the services meets the   
requirements of paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7
 of subsection 7a7 of section #ejh of   
this title2 and  7,c7 the services or   
assistance is authorized under          
subsection 7b7 or 7c7 of such section or
 in the plan4  7c7 ,plan requirements ,a
 plan to supplement ,state and local    
efforts to keep schools safe from       
violence under this subsection shall--  
7#a7 specify how personnel of the       

,national ,guard of that ,state are to  
be used in supplementing ,state and     
local efforts to keep schools safe from 
violence2  7#b7 certify that those      
operations are to be conducted at a time
 when the personnel involved are not in 
,federal service2  7#c7 certify that    
participation by ,national ,guard       
personnel in those operations is service
 in addition to training required under 
section #ejb of this title2  7#d7       
certify that any engineer-type          
activities 7as defined by the ,secretary
 of ,defense7 under the plan will be    
performed only by units and members of  
the ,national ,guard2  7#e7 include a   
certification by the ,attorney ,general 
of the ,state 7or1 in the case of a     
,state with no position of ,attorney    
,general1 a civilian official of the    
,state equivalent to a ,state attorney  
general7 that the use of the ,national  
,guard of the ,state for the activities 
proposed under the plan is authorized   
by1 and is consistent with1 ,state law2 

and  7#f7 certify that the ,governor of 
the ,state or a civilian law enforcement
 official of the ,state designated by   
the ,governor has determined that any   
activities included in the plan that are
 carried out in conjunction with        
,federal law enforcement agencies serve 
a ,state law enforcement purpose4  7d7  
,examination of plan  7#a7 ,before funds
 are provided to the ,governor of a     
,state under this section and before    
members of the ,national ,guard of that 
,state are ordered to full-time         
,national ,guard duty as authorized in  
subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of       
,defense shall examine the adequacy of  
the plan submitted by the ,governor     
under subsection 7c74  7#b7 ,except as  
provided in paragraph 7#c71 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall carry out  
paragraph 7#a7 in consultation with the 
,secretary of ,education4  7#c7         
,paragraph 7#b7 shall not apply if--    
7,a7 the ,governor of a ,state submits a
 plan under subsection 7c7 that is      

substantially the same as a plan        
submitted for that ,state for a previous
 fiscal year2 and  7,b7 pursuant to the 
plan submitted for a previous fiscal    
year1 funds were provided to the ,state 
in accordance with subsection 7a7 or    
personnel of the ,national ,guard of the
 ,state were ordered to perform         
full-time ,national ,guard duty in      
accordance with subsection 7b74  7e7    
,end strength limitation  7#a7 ,except  
as provided in paragraph 7#b71 at the   
end of a fiscal year there may not be   
more than #d1jjj members of the         
,national ,guard--  7,a7 on full-time   
,national ,guard duty under section     
#ejb7;f7 of this title to perform       
activities supplementing ,state and     
local efforts to keep schools safe from 
violence pursuant to an order to duty2  
or  7,b7 on duty under ,state authority 
to activities supplementing ,state and  
local efforts to keep schools safe from 
violence pursuant to an order to duty   
with ,state pay and allowances being    

reimbursed with funds provided under    
subsection 7a77#b77;,a74  7#b7 ,the     
,secretary of ,defense may increase the 
end strength authorized under paragraph 
7#a7 by not more than #bj percent for   
any fiscal year if the ,secretary       
determines that such an increase is     
necessary in the national security      
interests of the ,united ,states4  7f7  
,annual report ,the ,secretary of       
,defense shall submit to ,congress on an
 annual basis a report regarding the    
assistance provided and activities      
carried out under this section during   
the preceding fiscal year4 ,each report 
shall include the following3  7#a7 ,the 
number of members of the ,national      
,guard excluded under subsection 7e77#a7
 from the computation of end strengths4 
7#b7 ,a description of the activities to
 supplement ,state and local efforts to 
keep schools safe from violence that    
were conducted under plans referred to  
in subsection 7c7 with funds provided   
under this section4  7#c7 ,an accounting

 of the amount of funds provided to each
 ,state4  7#d7 ,a description of the    
effect on military training and         
readiness of using units and personnel  
of the ,national ,guard to perform      
activities under the plans to supplement
 ,state and local efforts to keep       
schools safe from violence4  7g7        
,statutory construction ,nothing in this
 section shall be construed as a        
limitation on the authority of any unit 
of the ,national ,guard of a ,state1    
when such unit is not in ,federal       
service1 to perform law enforcement     
functions authorized to be performed by 
the ,national ,guard by the laws of the 
,state concerned4  7h7 ,definitions ,in 
this section3  7#a7 ,the term ,governor 
of a ,state means1 in the case of the   
,district of ,columbia1 the ,commanding 
,general of the ,national ,guard of the 
,district of ,columbia4  7#b7 ,the term 
,state means each of the several        
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the
 ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 or a   

territory or possession of the ,united  
,states4  7#c7 ,the term supplementing  
,state and local efforts to keep schools
 safe from violence means supporting    
,state and local efforts to keep schools
 and students safe from violence        
pursuant to a plan described under      
subsection 7a74  4  7b7 ,clerical       
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter #a of such title is
 amended by inserting after the item    
relating to section #aab the following  
new item3  #aab;a4 ,support for ,state  
and local efforts to keep schools safe  
from violence4  4